Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In what is seen as a bow to international pressure to delay implementation of a ban on private security contractors , the Afghan government said Wednesday it will form a committee to plan the phasing out of those contractors without endangering development projects .

The committee is to be led by Afghanistan 's minister of interior and will include representatives from NATO , the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and major international donors . It will `` develop plans for the disbandment of the PCSs that provide security for development projects and report on progress to the president , '' the Afghan government said in a written statement .

It said the phasing out of `` illegal '' security contractors and road convoy security companies `` continues on a priority basis as laid out in the decree . ''

The committee will prepare a timetable for the dissolution of contractors protecting development projects and submit it to President Hamid Karzai by November 15 , the Afghan government said . `` Once approved , 90 days max will be given to each organization before -LSB- the -RSB- designated dissolution date . Following the completion of -LSB- the -RSB- plan 's implementation , the government of Afghanistan will assume responsibility for providing necessary security for development and reconstruction projects . ''

The committee will examine development and aid companies and develop plans for them to shift to government security , Interior Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi said at a news conference . Convoys run by private security companies will also have to transition , he said .

`` This is a very serious matter for the government of Afghanistan , '' Karl Eikenberry , U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan , told journalists . `` This is a fundamental issue for the people of Afghanistan , for President Karzai . This is about the exercise of sovereignty within this country . It 's about the monopoly of the use of force . It 's about having the responsibility for and having authority over any armed elements in this country . ''

The announcement was welcomed by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan , which issued a statement saying it supports the `` principled stand '' of Karzai 's government regarding the proposed ban .

`` We are committed to implementation of this decree with a fixed timetable and accept that the international community must respond promptly to President Karzai 's long-standing concerns about the conduct of private security companies , '' the U.N. mission said .

Eikenberry said earlier in a statement the United States `` strongly endorses '' the United Nations ' position .

`` We will continue to work on a priority basis and in a spirit of partnership with the Afghan government and international partners to support successful implementation of the decree in a manner that increases Afghan security , strengthens sovereignty and leadership and ensures the continuous predictable delivery of critical international development assistance , '' he said .

The United States had previously expressed concern about Karzai 's pledge to phase out the country 's 52 private security companies by year 's end , saying that if implemented , the move would leave critical aid personnel unprotected and unable to continue their work .

The United States has been negotiating with the Afghan government over such protection , and had been asking for clarification on which contractors would be allowed to remain in the country and under what conditions they could operate .

Earlier this month , the Afghan government clarified exceptions to the proposed ban , saying that firms offering protection to embassies and foreign diplomats would be allowed to continue to operate . The decision `` addressed the concerns of NATO and foreign embassies regarding the private security companies ' dissolving process , '' a statement from Karzai 's office said .

However , it said that other private security companies not engaged in that work `` are a strong threat for the national security and national sovereignty of the country '' and that their dissolution would continue as planned .

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Afghan 's president has ordered a ban on security companies

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A committee will look at a timetable for implementation

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The United States and the United Nations applaud the move